Sunday, January 20, 2013

Perfume Review - Rama

Rama by Enchanticals Perfume.

Rama is a dark and murky blend. Before you shake it there is a thick layer of cocoa absolute at the bottom... I like that, it is really pretty! In the vial this smells sweet and boozy, a bit like a lovely chocolate liqueur or like one of those liqueur chocolates that I spend Christmas avoiding. 

On wet it changes completely, coriander and bergamot takes center stage for a short while. At least I think it is coriander, I can´t quite remember what coriander smells like and I can´t find any to sniff right at this moment. This stage is fresh and spicy in a way I can enjoy. After the bergamot fades it also smells a bit like yogi tea, not a cup of it, but the "tea" itself, a beautiful blend of dry spices. The vague spice stays for a while but is joined by wood, a dry wood, not a resiny one. This is also where the cocoa makes a reappearance, but now it is a slightly bitter dark chocolate, just the way I like my chocolate in perfume. The final drydown a soft, almost powdery, woody amber with hints of cocoa. I can´t quite find any tobacco in this one, even if the description says it should be there... If there are hints of tobacco here, it is the same tobacco as in Mephistopheles, a sweet and mild one and therefore quite hard to distinguish.

This one is about medium in both sillage and longevity. I love it, probably not enough to buy a full size, but there is something intriguing about it... The scent is dry in a way that I enjoy and I am a fan of woods and spices!

4 comments:

  1. Sounds like something I'd enjoy. I LOVE the smell of coriander - I used to have some growing in my garden years ago and I would rub my fingers on a leaf as I was passing just to release the scent of it.

    Okay, that sounds creepy...

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    1. No, that doesn´t sound creepy at all, I understand completely!! I do that too! Not with coriander, we can´t grow it here, but with other fragrant plants! (Labrador Tea!!!)

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  2. These Enchanticals Perfumes sound very interesting! I love the combination of notes on this( I love coriander!) and on Mephistopheles (patchouli and Licorice! yum!)

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    1. They did not impress me as much as Alkemia's scents, but the majority of the ones I tried are gorgeous! And yes, there are some really interesting combinations!

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